diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/treectrl.tex b/docs/latex/wx/treectrl.tex
index 03ab6d4e94..35b6fc2a76 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/treectrl.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/treectrl.tex
@@ -381,6 +381,12 @@ Returns the normal image list.
 
 Returns the current tree control indentation.
 
+\membersection{wxTreeCtrl::GetItemBackgroundColour}\label{wxtreectrlgetitembackgroundcolour}
+
+\constfunc{wxColour}{GetItemBackgroundColour}{\param{const wxTreeItemId\&}{ item}}
+
+Returns the background colour of the item.
+
 \membersection{wxTreeCtrl::GetItemData}\label{wxtreectrlgetitemdata}
 
 \constfunc{wxTreeItemData*}{GetItemData}{\param{const wxTreeItemId\&}{ item}}
@@ -408,6 +414,12 @@ tree->GetItemData( item )->GetData(); ).}
 \end{twocollist}}
 }
 
+\membersection{wxTreeCtrl::GetItemFont}\label{wxtreectrlgetitemfont}
+
+\constfunc{wxFont}{GetItemFont}{\param{const wxTreeItemId\&}{ item}}
+
+Returns the font of the item label.
+
 \membersection{wxTreeCtrl::GetItemImage}\label{wxtreectrlgetitemimage}
 
 \constfunc{int}{GetItemImage}{\param{const wxTreeItemId\& }{item},
@@ -432,6 +444,12 @@ item is expanded and the normal image is shown when it is collapsed)
 
 Returns the item label.
 
+\membersection{wxTreeCtrl::GetItemTextColour}\label{wxtreectrlgetitemtextcolour}
+
+\constfunc{wxColour}{GetItemTextColour}{\param{const wxTreeItemId\&}{ item}}
+
+Returns the colour of the item label.
+
 \membersection{wxTreeCtrl::GetLastChild}\label{wxtreectrlgetlastchild}
 
 \constfunc{wxTreeItemId}{GetLastChild}{\param{const wxTreeItemId\&}{ item}}
diff --git a/include/wx/generic/treectlg.h b/include/wx/generic/treectlg.h
index 8d88362e3a..8cf87709b1 100644
--- a/include/wx/generic/treectlg.h
+++ b/include/wx/generic/treectlg.h
@@ -117,6 +117,15 @@ public:
         // get the data associated with the item
     wxTreeItemData *GetItemData(const wxTreeItemId& item) const;
 
+        // get the item's text colour
+    wxColour GetItemTextColour(const wxTreeItemId& item) const;
+
+        // get the item's background colour
+    wxColour GetItemBackgroundColour(const wxTreeItemId& item) const;
+
+        // get the item's font
+    wxFont GetItemFont(const wxTreeItemId& item) const;
+
     // modifiers
     // ---------
 
diff --git a/include/wx/msw/treectrl.h b/include/wx/msw/treectrl.h
index 55918f1451..68062889b5 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/treectrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/treectrl.h
@@ -141,6 +141,15 @@ public:
         // get the data associated with the item
     wxTreeItemData *GetItemData(const wxTreeItemId& item) const;
 
+        // get the item's text colour
+    wxColour GetItemTextColour(const wxTreeItemId& item) const;
+
+        // get the item's background colour
+    wxColour GetItemBackgroundColour(const wxTreeItemId& item) const;
+
+        // get the item's font
+    wxFont GetItemFont(const wxTreeItemId& item) const;
+
     // modifiers
     // ---------
 
diff --git a/src/generic/treectlg.cpp b/src/generic/treectlg.cpp
index 20659f17dd..10b2517c13 100644
--- a/src/generic/treectlg.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/treectlg.cpp
@@ -921,6 +921,30 @@ wxTreeItemData *wxGenericTreeCtrl::GetItemData(const wxTreeItemId& item) const
     return ((wxGenericTreeItem*) item.m_pItem)->GetData();
 }
 
+wxColour wxGenericTreeCtrl::GetItemTextColour(const wxTreeItemId& item) const
+{
+    wxCHECK_MSG( item.IsOk(), wxNullColour, wxT("invalid tree item") );
+
+    wxGenericTreeItem *pItem = (wxGenericTreeItem*) item.m_pItem;
+    return pItem->Attr().GetTextColour();
+}
+
+wxColour wxGenericTreeCtrl::GetItemBackgroundColour(const wxTreeItemId& item) const
+{
+    wxCHECK_MSG( item.IsOk(), wxNullColour, wxT("invalid tree item") );
+
+    wxGenericTreeItem *pItem = (wxGenericTreeItem*) item.m_pItem;
+    return pItem->Attr().GetBackgroundColour();
+}
+
+wxFont wxGenericTreeCtrl::GetItemFont(const wxTreeItemId& item) const
+{
+    wxCHECK_MSG( item.IsOk(), wxNullFont, wxT("invalid tree item") );
+
+    wxGenericTreeItem *pItem = (wxGenericTreeItem*) item.m_pItem;
+    return pItem->Attr().GetFont();
+}
+
 void wxGenericTreeCtrl::SetItemText(const wxTreeItemId& item, const wxString& text)
 {
     wxCHECK_RET( item.IsOk(), wxT("invalid tree item") );
diff --git a/src/msw/treectrl.cpp b/src/msw/treectrl.cpp
index efad5e8001..75813b5bfb 100644
--- a/src/msw/treectrl.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/treectrl.cpp
@@ -1181,6 +1181,42 @@ void wxTreeCtrl::RefreshItem(const wxTreeItemId& item)
     }
 }
 
+wxColour wxTreeCtrl::GetItemTextColour(const wxTreeItemId& item) const
+{
+    long id = (long)(WXHTREEITEM)item;
+    wxTreeItemAttr *attr = (wxTreeItemAttr *)m_attrs.Get(id);
+    if ( !attr )
+    {
+        return wxNullColour;
+    }
+
+    return attr->GetTextColour();
+}
+
+wxColour wxTreeCtrl::GetItemBackgroundColour(const wxTreeItemId& item) const
+{
+    long id = (long)(WXHTREEITEM)item;
+    wxTreeItemAttr *attr = (wxTreeItemAttr *)m_attrs.Get(id);
+    if ( !attr )
+    {
+        return wxNullColour;
+    }
+
+    return attr->GetBackgroundColour();
+}
+
+wxFont wxTreeCtrl::GetItemFont(const wxTreeItemId& item) const
+{
+    long id = (long)(WXHTREEITEM)item;
+    wxTreeItemAttr *attr = (wxTreeItemAttr *)m_attrs.Get(id);
+    if ( !attr )
+    {
+        return wxNullFont;
+    }
+
+    return attr->GetFont();
+}
+
 void wxTreeCtrl::SetItemTextColour(const wxTreeItemId& item,
                                    const wxColour& col)
 {